That's where you'll find me, along with the lovers muggers and thieves - but they're cool people. "Dirty Water" - The Standells
Metro Conference · Gallagher Center · February 26, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread NIA -4.5 Away covered
O/U 118.5 Over
Money NIA -200 / SPU +200
Model Predictions
Spread Total NIA win
Actual SPU +1 131 Lost
Massey NIA -8.0 (-9.0) — —
Massey Totals — 117.8 (+13.2) —
Bradley-Terry — — 85% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 86% ✗
Baseline Plus ML NIA -5.2 (-6.2) 126.4 (+4.6) 63% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ NIA -4.3 (-5.3) 124.2 (+6.8) 58% ✗
Baseline Tuned ML NIA -5.2 (-6.2) 125.3 (+5.7) 66% ✗
Baseline ML NIA -5.1 (-6.1) 125.5 (+5.5) 63% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Dec 7, 2025 SPU 71 – 43 NIA
Mar 7, 2025 NIA 78 – 68 SPU
Jan 10, 2025 NIA 70 – 60 SPU
Feb 3, 2024 NIA 68 – 59 SPU
Dec 2, 2023 SPU 72 – 67 NIA

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings NIA SPU
Overall 16-15 14-18
Conference 10-10 7-13
Home 9-4 8-6
Away 4-10 4-11
Neutral 3-1 2-1
Last 5 2-3 1-4
Streak L1 L1
Avg Pts For 64.2 60.9
Avg Pts Against 66.4 65.5
Massey -4.3 (#245) -8.7 (#316)
Bradley-Terry -0.47 (#224) -1.59 (#316)
W. Bradley-Terry -0.82 (#241) -1.88 (#311)
RPI 0.482 (#213) 0.431 (#310)
Shooting & Four Factors NIA SPU
FG% 44.2% 37.7%
3PT% 33.7% 27.8%
REB / G 30.2 35.1
OREB / G 7.6 13.6
AST / TO 0.90 0.82
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 50.0% 42.6%
TOV% 18.0% 19.8%
ORB% 25.3% 36.3%
FT Rate 22.3% 18.7%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 49.2% 49.5%
Opp TOV% 16.5% 19.7%
DRB% 72.3% 71.0%
Opp FT Rate 23.9% 37.8%

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